PREM: West Ham v Wolves preview

West Ham v Wolves preview

Marko Arnautovic has been passed fit ahead of West Ham's Premier League clash with Wolves at the London Stadium.

The Austrian forward suffered a knee injury at Arsenal last Saturday but has trained this week with no problems as he looks to help the Hammers pick up their first points of the season.

West Ham are bottom of the early table after three straight defeats, conceding nine goals, but Manuel Pellegrini is backing his side to get up and running in front of their own fans at the London Stadium.

"It's the second game at home, we lost the first one against Bournemouth so of course we must win this one," he said.

"We knew before we start the season before we started we would have tough fixtures, we need points at home. We made mistakes in the last home game but now we cannot allow to repeat that."

Like West Ham, Wolves are also without a win from their opening three games, but they do have two points after draws with Everton and Manchester City.

And despite West Ham's early struggles, Nuno Espirito Santo respects Pellegrini, who won the Premier League with Manchester City in 2014.

"We met in a UEFA Forum in 2014-15," the Wolves boss said. "It was a big moment for me because it was the first time I had been to the forum of managers in the Champions League.

"We have met at the Premier League lunch, we speak, I admire him because of the clubs he has managed and the way he did it. I really appreciate it and admire him as a coach but it's two teams, two managers - the players, they are the artists of the game.

"There's no ideal opponent, you cannot choose, you have to adapt, face them, stay humble and fight for each ball. We're going to go with our idea, respect West Ham and play the game. We are motivated and prepared so let's hope for a good game."

West Ham captain Mark Noble is also available after a back injury but Andy Carroll, Manuel Lanzini and Winston Reid remain long-term absentees.

Wolves could revert back to the side which drew 1-1 with Manchester City last weekend.

Nuno made 11 changes for the 2-0 Carabao Cup win at Sheffield Wednesday in mid-week but is expected to return to his senior players.

Record £18m signing Adama Traore is still pushing for a full league debut after signing from Middlesbrough but Ivan Cavaleiro (back) is out.